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TOURISM INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS FORUM FOR AFRICA
FITUR (IFEMA), Madrid, Spain, 23 January 2014
PROGRAMME
First session (10.00 – 14.00), North Convention and Congress Center, Rooms 107-108
09.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 10.15
Registration
Official Opening
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Welcome by Mrs. Elcia Grandcourt, Director, UNWTO Regional Programme
for Africa
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Mr. Santiago Martínez-Caro, Director-General, Casa África
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Mr. Luis Eduardo Cortés, Chairman of the IFEMA Executive Committee
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Mr. Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General
10.15 – 10.30
Investour´s Recognition Award
10.30 – 13.00
Roundtable 1: Air connectivity and visa facilitation as key factors for Africa’s
tourism development
Moderator: tbc
Panellists:
- H.E. Mr. Walter Mzembi, Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry,
Chairman of the UNWTO Commission for Africa, Zimbabwe
- Mr. Manuel Panadero López, Director of Institutional Relations, Air
Europa
- Mr. Frederick Diphotso, Programme Manager of Kavango-Zambezi
Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA)
- Mr. Achraf El Hassani, General Manager Spain, Royal Air Maroc
- Mrs. Marta García Miranda, Traffic Rights Manager, Iberia
- Representative of Turkish Airlines
- Representative of Kenya Airlines (tbc)
Debate
2
Rountable 2: Investing in Africa’s Hotel Infrastructure
Moderator: Mr. Matthew Weihs, Managing Director, Bench Events
Panellists:
- Hon. Mrs. Fatou Mas Jobe-Njie, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Gambia
- Mr. Mossadeck Bally, CEO, Azalai Hotels
- Mr. Rafael Gómez-Jordana, Executive Director for Africa,Santander
Bank
- Mr. John Alarcón, Development Manager, Meliá International Hotels
- Mr. Denis Sorin, CEO, Mangalis Management Group
- Representative of Kempinski (tbc)
Debate
Closing address: UNWTO
13.00 – 13.30
Presentation of the 56th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa in 2014,
in Angola
13.30 – 15.00
Cocktail offered by INVESTOUR to the participants (North Convention and
Congress Center, Room Neptuno, Second Floor)
14.00 – 15.00
Luncheon for the African and the Middle East Tourism Ministers offered
by IFEMA and UNWTO (North Convention and Congress Center, Room Colon,
Second Floor)
Second session (15.00-19.30), North Convention and Congress Center, Rooms 105-106
15.00 – 16.00
Registration
16.00 – 19.30
Meetings B2B (Business to Business)
*Each participant will be provided with a previously arranged agenda of appointments on the basis of the
information provided in the registration form or online platform. All participants must have their own necessary
logistic material in order to guarantee a successful meeting (Laptop, leaflets, catalogs, etc….) N.B.
Participants are informed that there will be no technical assistance available such as computers with printers,
photocopier, fax, scanner, internet, nor translation.